Martin Dies Jr.

Martin Dies Jr. (5 November 1900-14 November 1972) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Texas' 2nd district (D) from 4 March 1931 to 3 January 1945 (succeeding John Calvin Box and preceding Jesse Martin Combs) and for the At-large congressional district from 3 January 1953 to 3 January 1959.

Biography
Martin Dies Jr. was born in Colorado City, Texas on 5 November 1900, the son of Congressman Martin Dies Sr.. After graduating from the National University School of Law in Washington DC, Dies became an attorney in Texas, later becoming a district judge. In 1931, he was elected to the US House of Representatives from Texas' 2nd district, representing the same district that his father once had. Dies initially supported the New Deal, but his conservative Southern Democratic views led him to oppose the programs once labor unions became involved. From 1938 to 1944, he chaired HUAC, and he crusaded against left-wing and right-wing subversives during World War II. He used HUAC to undermine the New Deal, calling New Deal-supporting politicians and political hopefuls "communists" or "communist dupes" in order to prevent them from being elected. He retired from the House in 1959, and he died in Lufkin, Texas in 1972 at the age of 72.